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SOU launches largest-ever fundraising campaign with $100 million goalOctober 22, 2026 - 10:52 am
Survey seeks input on higher ed future in OregonOctober 20, 2026 - 12:45 pm
SOU undergrad Elliot Glenn gets hands-on cybersecurity experienceOctober 20, 2026 - 12:13 pm
Four SOU alumni to receive annual awardsOctober 20, 2026 - 11:38 am
SOU faculty members co-edit new book on conflict in creative industriesOctober 13, 2026 - 7:27 am
SOU takes first steps in Ghana relationshipsOctober 5, 2026 - 11:03 am
CRL Student Fellows program celebrates first yearOctober 5, 2026 - 5:17 am
SOU to participate in exclusive wellbeing collaborativeSeptember 29, 2026 - 12:05 pm
SOU Board member Everson named First CitizenSeptember 14, 2026 - 10:01 am
Legislative Emergency Board approves SOU allocationSeptember 14, 2026 - 7:49 am
Graduate student appointed, current members reappointed to SOU BoardSeptember 14, 2026 - 7:40 am
Oregon House Speaker tours SOU campusSeptember 1, 2026 - 10:52 am

SOU In the News: Aug. 1 – 6
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Alaska Dispatch News – Hometown U: The New Kid in Town (feature on SOU alumnus Hunter Hewitt): https://www.adn.com/article/20150802/hometown-u-new-kid-town News on SOU Academic Programs: Daily Tidings – Signups for Fall OLLI Classes Accepted Through Friday: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150803/NEWS/150809952/0/SEARCH Miscellaneous News: KDRV – Schneider Children’s Center to Reopen: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Schneider_Childrens_Center_to_Reopen.html Daily Tidings […]
SOU In the News: July 25 – 31
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: JPR – Jefferson Exchange: Cascadia Quake Concerns Turn Up a Notch (SOU geologist Eric Dittmer featured): https://ijpr.org/post/cascadia-quake-concerns-turn-notch Daily Tidings – Ashland Physics Professor Says Greek Debt Deal Unsustainable: https://www.dailytidings.com/article/20150727/NEWS/150729839/0/SEARCH News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives: Daily Tidings – SOU Picked as Among Greenest Universities in the […]
SOU/OCDC Partnership to Keep Schneider Children's Center Open
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — The Schneider Children’s Center at Southern Oregon University (SOU) will remain open after an agreement was reached between SOU and the Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC). Through the partnership, an as-yet-to-be-determined number of seats at the center will be reserved for children who meet the age and income eligibility requirements of the […]
SOU In the News: July 18 – 24
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Ashland Sneak Preview – SOU Professor Writes Book on Japanese-American Women: https://www.sneakpre.com/Archives/Ashland/July2015/ASP0715.html#p=50 Herald and News – Promoting Public Safety Through Positive Change (feature on alumnae Kiki Parker Rose): https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/promoting-public-safety-through-positive-change/article_5ffb9ed2-fe77-5bd3-b9f9-36e0ea327484.html News on SOU Academic Programs: KDRV – Joint College Program for Autism Specialists: https://www.kdrv.com/news/local/Joint_College_Program_for_Autism_Specialists.html Daily Tidings – Cooking […]
Interim Director Named for Schneider Museum of Art
/in SOU News(Ashland, OR) – The Schneider Museum of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Malbaurn as the new interim Director of the Schneider Museum of Art effective July 1, 2015. Mr. Malbaurn has a MFA degree from Pratt Institute and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art both degrees in Painting. […]
SOU, Oregon Tech Collaborate on New Master's Degree
/in SOU NewsJuly 17, 2015, KLAMATH FALLS, OR. – Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) and Southern Oregon University (SOU) have signed an agreement to offer a joint academic program that will prepare professionals to help children and families dealing with social and emotional issues. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed by Oregon Tech Provost and Vice President […]
SOU In the News: June 27 – July 9
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Mail Tribune – Crash Victim June Kranenburg Remembered as “Phenomenal Human Being”: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150627/NEWS/150629642/0/SEARCH Wine Searcher – Drought Bites in the Pacific Northwest (Professor Greg Jones featured): https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2015/07/drought-bites-in-the-pacific-northwest Great Northwest Wine – Northwest Wine Industry Charts Record Heat (Professor Jones featured): https://www.greatnorthwestwine.com/2015/07/06/northwest-wine-industry-charts-record-heat/ News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives: […]
SOU In the News: June 20 – 26
/in SOU in the NewsSOU Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Features: Jacksonville Review – Digging Jacksonville: Artifact 8: Butchered Bear Bone: https://jacksonvillereview.com/artifact-8-butchered-bear-bone-by-katie-johnson/ News on SOU Academic Programs: News on SOU Environment and Sustainability Initiatives: News on SOU Fine and Performing Arts: Mail Tribune – Ashland Museum Hosts Chuck Close Exhibit: https://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150619/NEWS/150619525/0/SEARCH News on Recent and […]
SOU Professor Receives Championship Ring
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University economics professor Dan Rubenson never expected to wear an NAIA Football National Championship ring. Though he followed the team’s run of success through the regular and post seasons, he wasn’t directly involved in team activities in any way. That’s why it came as somewhat of a shock when he […]
SOU Foundation Receives New Scholarship
/in SOU News(Ashland, Ore.) — The Southern Oregon University Foundation received a new annual scholarship from Southern Oregon Pride with matching funds from two community members. The SOPride Scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated a commitment to promote equality, peace, and inclusion and is dedicated to community service. Janelle Wilson, the Coordinator of […]